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Stirling road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Stirling in 2006, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (255), and casualties rose from 344.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,122 collisions in Stirling.

Collisions in 2006
278
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
371
Up 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stirling in 2006

3.6% of collisions in Stirling in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Stirling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight21778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight30582%

Stirling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stirling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 415 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 278, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202582108
202494136
202386113
202292142
20217599
202079111
2019122158
2018127181
2017142187
2016177247
2015197293
2014166224
2013239302
2012212275
2011220293
2010229310
2009247322
2008284382
2007289390
2006278371
2005255344
2004275389
2003294447
2002303403
2001256352
2000261376
1999301408
1998328490
1997352482
1996288409
1995311439
1994331452
1993271402
1992291403
1991278361
1990356537
1989354520
1988322454
1987273392
1986352505
1985365511
1984345511
1983330463
1982385576
1981380550
1980415588
1979413580

When and where crashes happen in Stirling in 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.6%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March13 (4.7%)
  • April32 (12%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July18 (6.5%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October32 (12%)
  • November21 (7.6%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (57%)
  • Wet or damp114 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph159 (57%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stirling in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (64%)
  • Passenger101 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stirling in 2006

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2006 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stirling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stirling ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stirling had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2006.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stirling in 2006

Stirling North, Stirling, FK8 2BX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stirling in 2006, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stirling with the most crashes in 2006

The A9 had the most collisions in Stirling in 2006: 45, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stirling, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9455735
2ndA84274037
3rdA91263411
4thA81212607
5thA811213305
6thA80981213
7thM98900
8thA8277803
9thA857701
10thA8727702
11thA87571102
12thB8225611
13thB91245500
14thA8204501
15thA8214403
16thA9054801
17thA823810
18thM803500
19thB80512201
20thB8182200

Towns in Stirling: crashes in 2006

Stirling itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 55.

Postcode districts in Stirling: crashes in 2006

FK7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stirling in 2006: 73.

Latest crashes in Stirling in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Stirling in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

Stirling road accidents in other years